Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Jessica Andrade vs Rose Namajunas

Here's the match video of Jessica Andrade vs Rose Namajunas from last night's UFC show in Brazil. The fight started out pretty good for Rose as she's much quicker than Jessica. But I didn't think that Rose could keep that up for five rounds. It reminded me of the recent JJ Aldrich vs Maycee Barber fight. JJ won round one but then Maycee caught up to her and finished her. The connection is that Trevor Wittman trains Rose and JJ. So Rose won round one 10-9 but Jessica's coach Gilliard Parana told her what to do between rounds. He told her Rose was slowing down. All Jessica needed to do is be patient and look for an opening. When Jessica attempted a takedown in round one, Rose stopped it by hooking her arm. When Jessica tried the same move in round two and Rose again hooked the arm, Jessica had her head in a different position and she dropped Rose on the back of her head and neck for a KO. That's it. Jessica Andrade is the new UFC Strawweight Champion. Of course some fans thought that was an illegal spike. As explained by ref Marc Goddard on Twitter, the move was a continuation of a takedown arc. So it's a legal move. Of course the ironic thing is that Jessica's nickname is Bate Estaca which is Portuguese for piledriver. Oh and Jessica won two bonuses. It's gonna be a hell of a Mother's Day in the Andrade household. Jessica is open to a rematch. But Rose is talking about retirement. I expect the next challenge will come from the winner of next month's Tatiana Suarez vs Nina Ansaroff fight. Enjoy the video!